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South Hill is a small town of 4,786 people in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It's about 55 miles from Rocky Mount, NC and 66 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,786people
$243kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
91° / 50°Summer / winter
6"Snow
247Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,786
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 486 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Richmond, VA
- 55 mi to Rocky Mount, NC
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,530/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (101 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (409 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,315 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 26% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to RDU airport
- 69 mi to RDU (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 423 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Virginia districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mecklenburg County: R+21 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk